Chapter 810: 800. Sale Sauce Preparation

Niu Ben is quite the character. As soon as Song Tan mentioned that, he didn’t bring up the secret recipe anymore and cheerfully said:

“Alright, alright, alright! I’ll be counting on you next year, little sis!”

He’s open-minded and magnanimous, which made Song Tan very happy. She promptly invited him to stay for a meal with great enthusiasm: “I have dorms up in the mountain. Brother Niu, if you don’t mind the simple living conditions, you could stay for dinner tonight. The food at our place is pretty delicious.”

With that said, Yan Ran, who had been taking notes, was the first to nod: “Brother, you have to accept!”

Though they only met for the first time during the previous encounter, isn’t this how relationships between people are built? A few extra calls make future communications more convenient, right?

With so much knowledge involved in cattle farming, how could she possibly grasp it all with just a few exchanges?

Caught off guard, Niu Ben thought to himself that it wasn’t surprising that the teacher saw potential in this family, they invited him for a meal with such sincerity. And he recalled that they were even capable of producing specialty tea…

He readily accepted: “Sure! Then I’ll impose on your hospitality–Oh, right, you mentioned wanting to get dozens of sheep before, have you found them yet?”

Look, look!

Yan Ran was already eagerly inquiring about it.

Song Tan took another glance at Wu Lei, who seemed lost and numbly continued recording and taking notes, and she didn’t know what else to say.

There are so many professions, but none seemed to be the right fit! Her cousin was still the reliable one with his cattle farming getting wealthy.

…

Naturally, the precautions for cattle farming couldn’t be explained in just a few words. Even free-range farming required knowledge.

Niu Ben, along with Yan Ran, Wu Lei, and the silent-invisible-like Zhang Wang’s Family, explained bit by bit on the Riverside Beach.

He also made some subtle adjustments based on the different environmental conditions.

Meanwhile, the busy Qiaoqiao, waiting for the two calves suffering from motion sickness to disembark, hadn’t had the chance to bond with them yet when Zhang Yanping urgently called for his attention.

“Quick, quick, quick, take advantage of the afternoon to start a live broadcast and sell all this sauce.”

Otherwise, his Taotao Treasure’s backend would explode.

And up in the mountain factory, several aunties looked at the clean floor, the white walls, and the bright lights overhead…

Their hands trembled slightly as they put on shoe covers.

“It’s alright!” Wu Lan, dressed in the same clean white work clothes with her hair tucked into a cap, a mask, and gloves meticulously on, aimed to set a good example for everyone.

But in reality, she had never been in such a setup before and was also a bit nervous.

“This isn’t some sterile workshop, but since what we’re making will be eaten, it’s okay for family members to have some. But now we have to sell to the far corners of the earth. Some people have weak stomachs, so we need to make things as clean and hygienic as possible.”

She paused after finishing and quickly thought of her next lines before continuing:

“Don’t say that eating unclean food without getting sick is okay. Now people have better conditions at home, and it’s proper for them to be a little more particular.”

“I understand the logic…”

Li Lanhua was the first to get her attire in order, treading lightly as she followed Wu Lan into the compartment: “People online say if it’s dirty, they won’t issue a permit, and if anyone gets sick from it, you’d have to pay a lot of compensation. It’s right for us to be careful.”

With the two of them leading, the others following relaxed and swiftly entered. Only then did they say:

“I’ve worked outside before; the workshops in big factories are even stricter! I was just worried about damaging your machines, as we couldn’t afford to pay for them.”

With that said, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

And they were right.

No one would have expected this ordinary-looking big factory, after passing through the outer operation room, to have an interior dedicated for filling and packaging that was done up so well.

The machine, smaller than those in big factories but looking quite impressive in this room, had a cold stainless steel appearance that gleamed under the bright lights. The array of buttons made everyone hesitant, unsure of how to operate them when the time came.

If it weren’t for the rows of soy sauce jars placed in the corner that brought a touch of familiarity, they might not dare to take on the work.

Zhang Yanping also breathed a sigh of relief: “There’s no helping it. Nowadays, factory regulations are strict. In fact, machines might not even fill as quickly as manual labor, but their advantage is a standard of quality–here, if everyone gets used to it, I’ll teach you how to operate them.”

The operation wasn’t actually difficult.

Nowadays, machinery in households is already very advanced, like this set of disinfection and filling machines that were available with many options during purchase.

Professor Song is experienced and chose two sets directly, and now they’re in the operation room.

They’re not large and their efficiency isn’t very high, but they could do a steady stream of filling, sealing with aluminum film, capping, labeling, and finally detecting any leaks…

In comparison to manual work, the advantages are cleanliness, stability, and non-contact.

Even the operating panels are idiot-proof now.

For instance, right now, as Yanping explained, no one felt lost.

“This side holds the jars and lids, and the machine will arrange and disinfect them. You just place them here and press start.”

“When disinfection ends on this side, the watermelon sauce is just about done filling.”

“The sauce vats brought in have already been disinfected on the outside. The jars are disinfected, so all we need to do is fill the pressure tank with watermelon sauce. Close the lid after everything is filled.”

“Then go to the operating table on this side and press start. The display will show which step it’s on…”

“…This display will show which jars aren’t sealed tightly enough, and it will automatically push out any problematic bottles.”

Explained this way, the process wasn’t complicated, and everyone quickly memorized it after mentally repeating it.

But the problem was…

“If the machines are doing all the work, why have so many of us here? I feel like two would suffice.”

“That’s not enough!” Wu Lan immediately became enthusiastic: “If we’re learning, then let’s have more people learn, right? What if later my family has other work, you wouldn’t want this job?”

Who wouldn’t want it?

It sounded like easy money, earning eighty bucks a day for what seemed like no effort.

Of course, there’s a difference, but since they hadn’t discussed official employment yet, everyone just let it be.

However, this afternoon, calling so many people over was really out of worry for time:

“Both machines need to be operated, one for bean sauce, another for watermelon sauce–jar sizes for both sides are different. Once filled, we do a final inspection, pack them, and wait for tomorrow’s courier delivery. We can’t do with fewer people.”

“Come on!” Wu Lan was already eager to get started: “Let’s each do a run through first, and once we get the hang of it, Qiaoqiao can start the live broadcast and sell.”

Otherwise, appearing clumsy during the live broadcast, especially if something goes wrong, would negatively affect our image.